Light beer
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Singha light is only 93 calories for a small bottle and is sold at Mai Tai Nungs and one or 2 other bars in Bintabat. It is also available in some 7/11s and Villa Market
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It looks like its Singha Light out and Cascade Light in, for me in Hua Hin. Many thanks to you all, Luke
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Another alternative is to drink beer with ice (as a Yorkshire man I can't believe I'm admitting this) Which I often do during the day!
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^ Blasphemy!
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Now there's a thought. And I'm yet to experience beer with ice. It does sound kind of lower in alcohol. Not to mention lower in carbs. And taste. And pleasure. Hmmm ...
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The regular full strength Chang goes quite well with ice IMO, and you can drink more of it that way before the ceiling falls and hits you on the head. 
Honestly, the more water you take in during and after a drinking session, the better off you'll be in the morning. Pete 
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Yes, definately; it keeps to keep the mighty Chang-over to a manageable level!
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I would rather (and usually do) have them separately. I like my beer (flavor) strong so I do drink Chang a lot but I always stop drinking at least an hour before going to bed and drink two or more pint glasses of water during that time to stave off the morning dehydration (and other symptoms).
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All this talk of beer is making me thirsty and the fridge is dry 
It is friday afternoon so I think the pub is calling as soon as I can come up with a valid excuse to go down the soi and why I need the atm card. Got it! the printers out of ink! I will swerve the questions regarding why it took me all day to buy ink, that I will probably have forgotten, later with a bottle of wine in hand.
Have a good weekend
Crazy 88
It is friday afternoon so I think the pub is calling as soon as I can come up with a valid excuse to go down the soi and why I need the atm card. Got it! the printers out of ink! I will swerve the questions regarding why it took me all day to buy ink, that I will probably have forgotten, later with a bottle of wine in hand. Have a good weekend
Crazy 88
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comments about Chang seem to suggest that one too many and you'd risk waking up with a sore arse and sixpence in your hand. is it really that potent?
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What is it guys, 7.25 percent or close? The alcohol shines through and that's about all I taste along with a heavy malt flavour, not the beer. It's the Thai man's 'get drunk quick' beverage of choice. PeteLHV wrote:comments about Chang seem to suggest that one too many and you'd risk waking up with a sore arse and sixpence in your hand. is it really that potent?
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This is what the web says.
"There are now three kinds of Chang Beer available -- Classic, Draught and Light. Classic is regular Chang. Draught is slightly weaker, both in terms of flavor and alcohol content (it's 5% versus 6.4%) but still has that distinctive malty taste and aroma. Chang Light, with 4% alcohol, is a surprisingly full-bodied light beer and although alcohol content is lower, does not taste watered down."
Does not strike me as a particularly strong beer but does need to be icy cold for my personal taste. HHF has a very good point on the hydration angle. I neck 8-10 pints of water, juices and gatorades per day. If I do much less and hit the red wine or the whisky then I wake up with an absolute thumper of a headache. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a "Changover" then a bowl of congee or khao tom soon sorts it out with enough water and an aspro clear in extreme cases. Pad grapao mashed up with a runny egg and lots of prik nam pla accompanied by clear broth and lots of water also seems to do the trick. Of course a hair of the dog helps as well!!!
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"There are now three kinds of Chang Beer available -- Classic, Draught and Light. Classic is regular Chang. Draught is slightly weaker, both in terms of flavor and alcohol content (it's 5% versus 6.4%) but still has that distinctive malty taste and aroma. Chang Light, with 4% alcohol, is a surprisingly full-bodied light beer and although alcohol content is lower, does not taste watered down."
Does not strike me as a particularly strong beer but does need to be icy cold for my personal taste. HHF has a very good point on the hydration angle. I neck 8-10 pints of water, juices and gatorades per day. If I do much less and hit the red wine or the whisky then I wake up with an absolute thumper of a headache. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a "Changover" then a bowl of congee or khao tom soon sorts it out with enough water and an aspro clear in extreme cases. Pad grapao mashed up with a runny egg and lots of prik nam pla accompanied by clear broth and lots of water also seems to do the trick. Of course a hair of the dog helps as well!!!
Crazy 88
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Light (Lite) beer may mean either low calorie content and/or low(er) alcohol content. There's no fixed rule as it's a marketing term rather than a scientific term.prcscct wrote:What is the true definition if a light beer? I always thought it had to do with the calorie and carb content by adjusting ingredient levels, and not the alcohol content? Pete
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^ Yes, when I want a lighter flavored beer I drink San Miguel light as it reminds me of Corona Mexican beer, but it is not lite in alcohol (5.5% I think) but lite in carbs and calories.
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Here's more on Chang; "Chang is brewed for the domestic market at 6.4% abv; and for the export market at 5% abv. However, the two "versions" are in fact different beers, the export beer being a 100% malt beer like its domestic draught product, while the Beer Chang sold in-country in Thailand is brewed with rice."
I wonder if the monumental hangover from what we drink here is because of the rice? Pete
I wonder if the monumental hangover from what we drink here is because of the rice? Pete
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